ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bit Stew Systems, a global leader in Software Defined Operations for the Industrial Internet, continues to expand its recently launched partner program with the announcement of a partnership with Black & Veatch. Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, construction, and operations company specializing in infrastructure development for private and government clients in the energy, water, telecommunications, and oil and gas industries.

As a Certified Strategic Consulting and System Integration partner, Black & Veatch will apply its proven industry consulting expertise to help its customers turn big data into actionable intelligence using Bit Stew’s MIx Technology for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). IIoT harnesses the power of machine learning, sensor data and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication being built into tomorrow’s energy and utilities infrastructure.

Reducing time to value for complex industrial data integration Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC will become a Certified Strategic Consulting and System Integration partner with Bit Stew and will jointly pursue new sales opportunities in the Energy, Utilities and Industrial sectors. Black & Veatch will leverage its expertise in intelligent infrastructure implementation, technology and operations by delivering Bit Stew’s MIx technology to help its customers drive new operating efficiencies, optimize asset reliability, and increase uptime.

Bit Stew partners access the MIx Developer Network™ (MDN)Bit Stew’s partners, like Black & Veatch, will gain access to the MIx Developer Network (MDN)where they can learn best practices and collaborate with other partners who develop new MIx applications. Earlier this week, Bit Stew announced that their partners can apply to join the MDN now.

Building on the strengths of MIx through the MDN“Through this critical partnership with Bit Stew, Black & Veatch will implement advanced data analytics by delivering MIx technology solutions and implementation services for our customers,” says John Chevrette, President of Black & Veatch’s Management Consulting. “Through Bit Stew’s fully-functional developer environment, the MIx Developer Network (MDN), we will access the tools and support we need to create powerful applications that extend the capabilities of Bit Stew’s MIx products.”

Bit Stew and Black & Veatch at DTECH2016Catch Bit Stew's MIx product portfolio in action at DistribuTECh from February 9 -11, in meeting room #1990. Schedule your demo at the show and learn more about the Bit Stew Partner Program.

About Black & VeatchBlack & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building critical human infrastructure in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government Services. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management. Our revenues in 2014 were $3 billion. Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Black & Veatch created to provide clients with comprehensive financial, technology and strategic consulting services within the electric, oil and gas and water markets. Our consulting expertise is backed by deep industry, technical and engineering experience that enables us to understand and address the most complex issues facing our clients.

About Bit Stew SystemsBit Stew is building the premier platform for handling complex data integration, data analysis, and predictive automation for connected devices on the Industrial Internet. Through data-driven automation, Bit Stew Systems removes the complexity of industrial operations and connected machines to give clarity and control back to operations. Purpose-built for the Industrial Internet, Bit Stew’s MIx™ technology automates data ingestion, applies machine intelligence to learn patterns in the data, allowing industrial companies to discover actionable insights that optimize operational performance. In 2015, Bit Stew was named to Greentech Media’s Grid Edge 20 list, as one of the top 20 innovators architecting the future of the electric power industry, and was ranked as one of the Top 100 Analytics Companies and Top 100 IoT Startups by Forbes. Incorporated in 2009, Bit Stew is a venture-backed private company that is headquartered in Canada with offices in the USA, Australia and Europe. Visit www.bitstew.com to learn more.